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2d -2- that the other legal groups could then make the same demands, which would give rise to difficulties. He only promised an amnesty for arrested and punished Vlajka members and the recruitment of any Vlayka members by the protectorate authorities. On this occasion Rys has also been called for a solution to the Masonic question and the elimination of former Masons, Rotary members and semi-Jews from the Protectorate administration as well as all public bodies. It was impossible for a Vlajka member of the government to sit at a table with a Mason and it was surprising that the Minister of Education Kapras (former Mason) had appointed the Mason Dr. Novotny as the archivist of the National Museum. (For this purpose, Deputy Prime Minister Krejči has confidently declared that his knowledge is already in preparation for German action against the Preimaur in the administration). In the course of the discussion, Rys also proposed an active participation of the Czechs in the war, with the indication that the Vlajka guaranteed to raise 2,500 to 5,000 reliable, militaryly trained Czechs. However, the proposal was rejected by Hácha, because according to his information the leaders did not expect them. At the end of the discussion, Mr Rys suggested that Hácha should make a point of contact with NG leader Eousek, on which Rys agreed that the matter would be mediated by the President so that Vlajka would not be suspected of making a pact with the NG. The expected date for a meeting between Fousek and Rys was 17.ll.194l. -3